Photographer: John Rockwood
Biography:
John Rockwood began his career in photography after being heavily influenced by the blues resurgence led by British bands such as The Yardbirds and The Rolling Stones in the 1960s. Being an ambitious young man with a camera, Rockwood gained backstage access to many concerts and photographed great musicians on and off stage. Rockwood’s photography has been featured on numerous album covers, in books about Muddy Waters, Bill Wyman, Waylon Jennings, and consistently showcased in Living Blues, one of the most durable chronicles of the blues experience. Included in his collection are photographs of legends like B.B King, Buddy Guy, Bo Diddley, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Muddy Waters. Today John Rockwood is a devoted blues producer.
Genres Photographed: Vocal, Rock, Folk, R&B, Blues, Country, Jazz
Years Active: 1971 to present
Favorite Bands: Muddy Waters
Featured Photos
Artists Photographed
Vocal (1 artists)
- Jon Hendricks (5)
Rock (63 artists)
- Allman Brothers Band (100)
- Bad Company (70)
- Be Bop Deluxe (5)
- Beach Boys (160)
- Big Jack Reynolds Band (5)
- Bob Dylan (184)
- Bob Seger (52)
- Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (48)
- Bob Seger & Ted Nugent (26)
- Bob Weir (8)
- Bob Weir & Peter Green (1)
- Bob Welch (14)
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (270)
- Buckwheat Zydeco (33)
- Chuck Berry & Keith Richards (5)
- Crosby, Stills & Nash (35)
- David Bowie (118)
- Deep Purple (23)
- Dickey Betts (3)
- Dion (1)
- Eagles (160)
- Elf (1)
- Elvin Bishop (33)
- Elvis Presley (45)
- Eric Clapton (81)
- Fleetwood Mac (261)
- Frank Zappa (75)
- Golden Earring (6)
- Hall & Oates (53)
- Harvey Mandel (4)
- Humble Pie (19)
- J. Geils Band (62)
- Jack Reynolds (15)
- Jackie Greene (1)
- James Brown (22)
- Jefferson Starship (98)
- Jethro Tull (137)
- John Entwistle (5)
- John Mayall (9)
- Johnny Winter (16)
- Joni Mitchell (22)
- Karla Bonoff (3)
- Keith Richards (8)
- Kiss (214)
- Lou Reed (9)
- Maria Muldaur (17)
- Mick Taylor (15)
- Mojo Boogie Band (2)
- Nathan Zydeco (2)
- Peter Frampton (46)
- Robin Trower (24)
- Rolling Stones (405)
- Ronnie Montrose Band (2)
- Son Seals (2)
- Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (1)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (116)
- Stray Cats (1)
- Styx (4)
- Ted Nugent (23)
- Ten Years After (14)
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (49)
- Walter Mitchell (9)
- Who (224)
Folk (1 artists)
- Joan Baez (18)
R&B (2 artists)
- Al Green (16)
- Sir Mack Rice (7)
Blues (54 artists)
- A.C. Reed (2)
- Art & Roman Griswold (6)
- Art Griswold (19)
- B.B. King (103)
- Big Roger (1)
- Billy Branch (2)
- Bo Diddley (50)
- Bobby "Blue" Bland (8)
- Bonnie Raitt & Sippie Wallace (6)
- Brewer Phillips (11)
- Brewer Phillips & Cub Koda (2)
- Bud Spines & Jack Owens (1)
- Buddy Guy (158)
- Carey Bell (34)
- Charles Brown (31)
- Chicago Pete (4)
- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (72)
- Duke Robillard (6)
- Eddie "Guitar" Burns (10)
- Eddie Clearwater (1)
- Eddie Kirkland (10)
- Eddie Shaw (4)
- Eddie Vaan Shaw (1)
- Freddie King (61)
- Harmonica Shah (2)
- Honeyboy Edwards (46)
- Hound Dog Taylor (3)
- Howlin' Wolf (10)
- Jack Owens (1)
- Jack Reynolds & The Dynatones (21)
- James Cotton Band (22)
- Jimmy Reed (4)
- Joe Duskin (7)
- Joe Houston (1)
- Joe Louis Walker (2)
- John Hammond Jr. (4)
- John Jackson (2)
- John Lee Hooker (26)
- John Mooney (8)
- Johnny Shines (10)
- Junior Wells (16)
- Kenny Neal (1)
- Koko Taylor (22)
- Lightnin' Hopkins (10)
- Little Smokey Smothers (4)
- Luther Allison (39)
- Muddy Waters (57)
- R. L. Burnside (4)
- Robert Jones (1)
- Robert Lockwood Jr. (29)
- Roosevelt Sykes (11)
- Shakey Jake (1)
- Sunnyland Slim (11)
- Tommy Castro (2)